I went in for my second Beta this morning at 8:30 am. As I posted yesterday, I’ve been feeling a bit stressed out and wanting more confirmation that this is really happening, so I was glad it was Beta day again.
When I got to the lab, I glanced at the sheet and it didn’t look right to me. I had looked at it on Monday, and saw that B-hCG was checked. Today, it was a box two boxes above that one that was checked, with an abbreviation I didn’t recognize.
When the girl went to draw my blood, I asked if it was a Beta hCG they were doing, and mentioned that the sheet had something different checked from what it did Monday. She went to the front desk and then I heard them on the phone with my REs office. She came back and took my blood. Whatever.
Next, I stopped at the REs because I had a sharps container to drop off and some extra meds to donate. When I got there, I asked C, one of the nurses, about the call from the lab. I told her I was embarrassed they called and bothered her and I was sorry to be such a neurotic patient.
C told me that actually, it was good that they called, because the box they had checked on the form was not for a Beta hCG draw, it was for Hepatitis B! Can you imagine what it would have done to me getting the call that my blood work was negative, not knowing they had tested me for Hep B and not pregnancy?!
Then we talked about switching me from PIO (Progesterone in Oil) shots to suppositories. I have been getting hives from the shots, not to mention they suck, they hurt and they bruise me. The RE said no problem, but the problem was that the suppositories would cost my $22 per DAY for the next 7.5 weeks, vs. $40 TOTAL for doing the shots for the next 7.5 weeks. Shots it is.
Fast forward to now. It’s been hours and no word from the REs office. I was smart this time and signed the waiver to get my own results, so I called the lab. I confirm all of my info and the technician says, “Oh, I see that request was canceled.”
Huh? They took my blood, for pete’s sake!
I explained about the whole Hep B vs. B-hCG fiasco and she said that the notes said they were waiting for a fax from the RE for the new request. Well that’s just stupid because the REs office called in the first one that they screwed up at the lab, so why wasn’t the phone call confirmation good enough to change it to the RIGHT test? I called C and told her and she agreed that was dumb but said she’d take care of it.
Now I’ve got another 2-3 hours to wait for the results.
Oh my goodness! You must be going out of your mind. I am so glad you caught that error because I couldn’t imagine you receiving a call that it was negative but you having no clue they meant Hep B. OMG!!! That would be horrible.
Hang in there. You’ll get the results today and I feel confident that everything is going to be just fine. :)
I don’t want to wait another 2 to 3 hours. Stupid people irritate me today! Hang in there Sommer. I’ll be not so very patiently waiting for your next result.
How completely ODD!!! Another thing that seems to have “gone wrong” for you this cycle and like everything else, I hope that it continues to make everything go “right” for you. :)
OMG! Those dumb asses!!! (I just typed that while in my class rooom OOPS)
Love you, SOmmer!!! >>
Laura
Some people just don’t understand the importance of these tests!! They need to hurry up.
Well that stinks! Thank goodness you noticed they checked the wrong box though! Hopefully you’ll hear very soon.
WOW that is crazy- If was me, I would have to POAS to get it out of my system to know I was still pg- I know that sounds silly but I had the same worry you did with my last pg and I just had to somedays to remind me I was pg!! You are doing so well girl with not POAS!!!!!!!!!!!! I am proud of you- ! But dont worry- Your baby bean is growing as we speak- or did I mean BEANS!!!
Good think you looked at that sheet!